Improved case for preserving animal



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No. 45,764. `l Patented Jan. 3.41865.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. GALUSHA STAUNTON, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPRUVED CASE FOR PRESERVING ANIMAL. AND VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES DURINGTRANSPORTATION,

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,7641, dated January3,1865; antedated May 5, 1863.

[o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. GALUSHA STAUNTON, of the city of Buffalo, countyof Erie, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and ImprovedTransportation PreservingCase; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had v to the accompanyingdrawings. making a part of this specification, in which- Figure I is avertical section ofthe case and ice-chest. Fig. Il is a perspective viewof a skeleton frame of wood, which is to be covered with cloth, leather,rubber, or other equivalent materials, forming a plurality of Fig. lllis a perspective view of the case, ice chest, and cover.

The nature of my invention relates to the constructionof a preservingtransportationcase having a plurality of walls, with an iudependentice-chest in connection therewith; second, a skeleton frame-work ofwood, which is covered with cloth, leather, rubber, or equivalentmaterials, in a manner to form a plurality of walls with spaces between,which spaces may be filled with cotton or other poor conductor of heator dead air 5 third, in the adaptation of this principle of constructionto all forms of cases for the transportation of fruits, meats,vegetables, and the like, and to coflins or cases for the transportationof dead bodies.

Letters of like name and kin-d refer to like parts in each of theiigures.

The skeleton frame is composed of three distinct frames, which areiliade of strips of walnut, ash, or other tough wood, suitably framedand put together, so as to form when together one strong frame, as shownat A, A2, and A3, Figs. I and II. 'Ihis principle of construction isapplicable to different forms and varieties of packing-cases fortransportation. A covering of leather, sized cloth, rubber, rubbercloth, or. other equivalent material, is stretched upon these frames andfastened thereto, so as to form a plurality of walls, as shown at B B2B3 B4. Two of these spaces between these walls are lled with cotton,wool, or other poor conductor of heat, as shown at C G2, Fig. I. Themiddle space, D, is a dead-air space. This principle of construction isapplied to the sides, bottom, and

top of the case, (and to the ice-chest which is connected with thecase,) and form a combination of walls to exclude heat by alternationsbetween conduction and radiation.

The ice-chest (represented at E) is made distinct or separate from thecase, and in the drawings is extended or made large enough to form a topor cover to the case; but when the case is made in the form of a coffinor other oblong form, the ice-chest would occupy but a small portion ofthe top of the case.

In addition to the plurality of wal's already described, the ice-chesthas a zinc lining, as shown at G, and a ventilated roofbottom, as shownat H. The ventilated roof-bottom forms an air communication from theice-chamber to the interior of the case. The water which forms from themelting i ce will drip from the roof into the trough L and be carriedolf through the Siphon-tube J.

E represents the cover to the ice-chest.

K is a buckle, and K a strap, which are duplicated on the opposite side,for fastening the ice-chest to the case, and K2 and K3, buckles andstraps for fastening on the cover of the ice-chest; M, wood moldings forprotecting the case in handling.

A transportation-case constructed upon the principle herein set forth islight, strong, and cheap. The ice-chest is separate and distinct fromthe case, and may be supplied with fresh ice at any time withoutexposing the inside of the case to the ingress of fresh air. The wallsof the case will exclude heat, while the ice will produce a temperaturewithin sufficiently low to preserve fruits, vegetables, meats, Src., anyrequired length of time for transportation to any part of the world.

This principle applied to cases in the form of coins will be found ofequal utility in car rying home the bodies of dead soldiers slain on thefield of battle.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to `secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A transportation-case having a plurality of walls, substantially asdescribed, in combination with a distinct ice-chest in connectiontherewith, for the purposes set forth.

2. A skeleton frame-work of wood, covered with leather, cloth, rubber,or other equivaf lent materials, in a manner to form a plurality ofwalls with spaces between, which spaces may be lled Withcotton, Wool, orother poor terior of the-ease is secured, substantially as conductor 0fheat 0r dead air, for the purset forth. poses and substantially asdescribed.

3. An ice-chest made separately from 2L J GALUSHA STAUNTON'transportatioucase and so combined and con- Witnesses: nested to theoutside of the ease that a free D. ROWLAND, mmmuneatiou of air 10m-theice to the in- JACOB F. KING.

